Quandel Construction Group awarded project Adams County-based Knouse Foods Cooperative, Inc. has selected Quandel Construction Group, a local construction firm, to provide construction management services for their new wastewater treatment facility at Knouse Foods' Peach Glen Plant. The current wastewater treatment facility, at Peach Glen, will be replaced to meet future production demands, improve overall sustainability and meet DEP mandated requirements. The new facility will replace the existing spray field operations with an Anaerobic Digester with residual food waste handling followed by a membrane bioreactor for polishing of wastewater for final stream discharge. In addition...

Fastnacht Day was a sweet day for the Valley's three Wegmans locations.Wegmans-Bethlehem sold the highest number of fastnachts out of the chain's 85 locations, followed by Wegmans-Allentown at second and Wegmans-Nazareth at third."The Lehigh Valley...

New Jersey consumers are taking Wegmans and Whole Foods to court because they are fed up with claims that the grocers' "made-in-house" bread is actually made from scratch on-site.NJ.com reports that "a group of New Jersey...

Falling down was my first clue that Sunday's prediction of higher temperatures and heavy rain might not have pinpointed what really was going to happen.
My dog's weekend playdates with her sheepdog friend Louie are...

Construction delays have pushed back the opening of Supremo Food Market on downtown Allentown's Seventh Street from November until sometime after the New Year, owner Eddie Trujillo says.
The 25,000-square-foot grocery store, part of a New Jersey-based...

As the cache of Halloween candy gives way to the bounty of Thanksgiving, followed by the confections of Christmas, area Boy Scouts say it's time once again to make sure everybody — especially children — has enough to eat.Boy and Cub Scouts from the...

Customers in certain stores will be able to use their iPhones to pay for groceries and other merchandise beginning Monday, Apple has announced.
Apple Pay will work using Touch ID with the iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and Apple Watch and will be available at...

The Pub at Wegmans in South Whitehall Township launches an inaugural Oktoberfest celebration that runs Monday through Oct. 25.
Yodel-worthy specials on the menu include Potato Bacon and Beer Soup ($6), soft pretzels with beer cheese and mustard dipping...

David Gibson knew he was going up against some of the Allentown Fair's heavy hitters.
But the Allentown resident wasn't deterred. Despite being rather new to baking, he submitted his Coconut Pineapple Dream dessert in the fair's Bisquick Quick...

The weather finally is heating up, but the controversy over electricity costs associated with last winter's polar vortex still hasn't cooled down.
One of the boiling issues is a controversial plan by one of the state's largest competitive electric...

Hockey isn't the only new attraction coming to downtown Allentown's Seventh Street this fall.
Beginning in November, the spotlight will also shine on plantains, poblano peppers, pineapples and other produce at Supremo Food Market.
The 25,000-square-foot...

While local business experts see slight improvement in the economy this year, recovery will be a bit of a climb for the Valley's retailers.
They'll have to keep pace with the changing demands of a customer base that's expecting a lot more.
"You...

(MCT) — Et tu, Wegmans?
The Rochester-based grocer that has been continually lauded for providing health insurance to its part-time workers will no longer offer that benefit.
Until recently, the company voluntarily offered health insurance to...

Lehigh Valley microbrewers Weyerbacher Brewing Co. and Fegley's Brew Works are installing more equipment and adding workers to keep pace with a growing demand for their ales, lagers and seasonal blends, owners said.
The two family-owned breweries are...

Gordy Frack waited 30 minutes Tuesday morning to get an essential commodity – hot, black coffee."It was worth it," Frack said after his wait to get two cups of joe at the Wawa on E. Broad Street and Stefko Boulevard in Bethlehem. "I don't...

The wind had finally died down. The rain reduced to an intermittent drizzle. Across the Lehigh Valley, hundreds of thousands of residents awoke Tuesday without power and in need of an essential morning commodity.Hot coffee.Gordy Frack of Bethlehem...

I've been shocked at the amount of response I've received to my columns about people's pet peeves regarding grocery shopping. I know I'm paranoid, but I imagine now that people are watching me while I'm at Wegmans or the Allentown ...

The Allentown Wegmans could be a draw for music lovers or those seeking a "date night." The grocer recently added live bands on Friday evenings, a concept being added to numerous stores within the chain. Company spokeswoman Jo Natale said the live music “adds

Good Friday Morning, Fellow Seekers. As just about everyone knows, family relations are a tricky business. Just because you're related to someone doesn't mean you're going to get along all the time. Take, for instance, our Massachusetts-based cousin, Thomas O'